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Mandatory genetic sex tests for female athletes branded a ‘backwards step’ in new report

Mandatory testing was brought in last year, with World Athletics president Sebastian Coe declaring it would "protect and promote the integrity of women’s sport"

The Independent UK

No guarantee Grand Slam Track will be allowed back, warns World Athletics

The Michael Johnson-led Grand Slam Track has been warned by World Athletics that it may not be permitted to return in 2026 even if it pays off its huge debts

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympic federations push back on proposal to add new sports to future Games

Sebastian Coe’s suggestion of adding cyclo-cross and cross-country to the Winter Olympics has been met with resistance by traditional winter sports federations

The Independent UK

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Snow and ice sports organisers say adding cyclocross to Olympic Winter Games would 'dilute brand, heritage and identity'

'If they were super popular sports they would already be in the Summer Games, and they're not' says International Biathlon Union's Secretary General

Cycling News

'Nothing motivates people to try a new sport like the Olympic Games' - Cyclocross plays a role equation for US success at elite level

USA Cycling's Brendan Quirk explains four-year plan to 2028 LA Olympics and thinks a cycling discipline in Winter Games would be 'off the charts' in Salt Lake City

Cycling News

Sebastian Coe pushes for a cross-country running race at the 2030 Winter Olympics

Sebastian Coe would love to see a cross-country running race brought back to the Olympics at the 2030 Winter Games

The Independent UK

World Athletics blames employees for $1.7M taken in 'systematic theft'

World Athletics says it has lost more than $1.7 million to “systematic theft” by its own employees

The Independent UK

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Treadmills just became a global sport – Technogym’s new Run X could change running forever

Run X competitions will let runners worldwide race against each other on connected treadmills

'It would change everything': is cyclo-cross coming to the Winter Olympics?

'It would be huge', says national coach following Lord Coe's prediction that it could feature in the 2030 Winter Games

Cycling Weekly

Cross-country running and cyclocross could be added to Winter Olympics by 2030

Cross-country and cyclocross have a good chance of being added to the 2030 Winter Olympics in France, Sebastian Coe has predicted

The Guardian - UK

Expert issues warning over World Athletics bringing back sex testing

WORLD Athletics’s reintroduction of sex testing at the World Championships 2025 is "a threat to all women", an expert has said.

The National (Scotland)

Enhanced Games: Lord Sebastian Coe refuses to discuss controversial event

The World Athletics president faced the media after former world 100m champion Fred Kerley became the first track athlete to join the Enhanced Games.

The Independent UK

Enhanced Games targets British stars after signing US sprinter Fred Kerley

The signature of British athletes across all sports are being prioritised by controversial start-up the Enhanced Games

The Guardian - UK

Gout Gout’s future races towards him as he introduces himself to the world

Results show the 17-year-old is ready for more than what Australia can offer but his team are putting the brakes on his rise to stardom

The Guardian - AU

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Heat Risks Force World Marathons And Race Walks To Start Earlier

The marathons and 35km race walks at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will start half an hour earlier because of health risks posed by unseasonably hot weather, organisers said Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Japan athletics chief breaks down in tears over memories of Tokyo ‘Covid Olympics’

The tearful head of Japanese athletics promised hosting the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo would help erase negative memories of 2021

International Business Times

Heat Risks Force World Marathons And Race Walks To Start Earlier

The marathons and 35km race walks at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will start half an hour earlier because of health risks posed by unseasonably hot weather, organisers said Thursday.

The Independent UK

Lord Coe backs ‘mahogany hard’ Keely Hodgkinson to become one of all-time greats

Olympic champion Hodgkinson will look to add a first world title to her Paris 2024 800 metres gold at the World Athletics Championships.

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The Guardian - UK

Sebastian Coe hails ‘mahogany hard’ Keely Hodgkinson and calls Gout Gout ‘real deal’

British middle-distance legend sees greatness in the future of two athletes before the world championships in Tokyo

International Business Times

US Athletes Need Domestic Recognition Ahead Of LA Olympics -- Coe

The US track and field team might be "one for the ages", but they need to be better known in their own country ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, according to World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.

The Conversation

World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe recently announced a new rule for women athletes, requiring mandatory genetic tests to verify their biological sex.

Al Jazeera

World Athletics gene test introduced for female category

World Athletics mandates gene test for female category eligibility setting September 1 deadline for Tokyo Championships.

The Independent UK

Athletes competing in female events to require test to determine biological sex

Athletes will need to undergo a cheek swab or blood test - only once in their lifetime - to determine if they are biologically female

The Guardian - UK

World Athletics monitoring outstanding Grand Slam Track payments to athletes

Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, said ‘it’s not good’ as athletes wait on payments from the series, which was cut last month from four meetings to three

Sports Illustrated

Report: Man Utd Want New Old Trafford to Host World Cup Final

Plans for a brand new Old Trafford stadium were announced by Manchester United earlier in 2025.

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